NXT TakeOver New York: 3 shocking moments from the event (April 5, 2019)
While it’s WrestleMania weekend, many of us were simply waiting for one of NXT’s biggest event of the year, NXT TakeOver: New York.
If you were not warmed up enough for Sunday, this show would have certainly toasted you with the most dreamy matches, fast-paced action, and shocking results.
As many of us were hoping for our favorites to come out on top, the results that followed were quite mixed and gave the faces and the heels equal opportunity.
At the end of the night, we were left shocked by a few surprise decisions, and also a few moments which we saw coming but hoped would never happen.
From Gargano winning the NXT Championship to Shayna Baszler retaining her title and Pete Dunne’s reign coming to an end, we look at the most shocking moments from the event below.
#3 Shayna retains
Shayna Baszler is arguably the hardest hitter in NXT today. "The Queen of Spades" has run through her competition time and time again to protect her NXT Women’s Championship.
The match was top-notch in terms of the storylines that played into it. Belair sought redemption, Sane and Shirai tried to keep their friendship alive but not let the other win the championship, while Baszler proved that there is no match for her.
Shayna is probably the better MMA import for WWE and is a harder worker than Brock Lesnar, Ronda Rousey, and Matt Riddle. However, she has run her course as the champion, and there are many women budding in the NXT roster who deserve a chance to hoist the championship belt.
The reason for that is simple: WWE is trying to run a Women’s Revolution, and they need more accomplished top tier women on the main roster. This requires one to come up against all challenges and then progress to the main roster to become an instant hit.
With Belair, Shirai, and Sane, all deserving of the title, it was a shocker to see Shayna retain the championship once again at the end of the night.